A gem from priest-turned-philosopher Pierre Hadot: Logic, physics and ethics distinguish themselves from one another when one speaks of philosophy, but not when one lives it. * …
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Full of Wild Grace
Opposite a Post-Station, the Boat Moonlit Beside a Monastery My boat mirroring a clear, bright moon Deep in the night, I leave lanterns unlit. A gold monastery stands beyond green maples Here, a red post-tower beside white water. Faint, drifting from the city, a crow's cry Fades. Full of wild grace, egrets sleep. Hair white, a guest of lakes and rivers, I tie blinds open and sit …